John Sturges

1910-1992

Biography: life and films

John Sturges was an American film director and producer. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA on 3rd January 1910 and died in San Luis Obispo, California, USA on 18th August 1992, aged 82.

His best films as a film director include Thunderbolt (1947), Best Man Wins (1948), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963).

John Sturges directed 44 films (including 1 short).

His most frequent genres include: drama (28 films), Western (14), Thriller (7), War (4), comedy (3), comedy-drama (2) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for John Sturges over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: d = director

Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) [d]

Shadowed (1946) [d]

The Man Who Dared (1946) [d]

For the Love of Rusty (1947) [d]

Keeper of the Bees (1947) [d]

Best Man Wins (1948) [d]

The Sign of the Ram (1948) [d]

The Walking Hills (1949) [d]

Mystery Street (1950) [d]

Right Cross (1950) [d]

The Capture (1950) [d]

The Magnificent Yankee (1950) [d]

It's a Big Country (1951) [d]

Kind Lady (1951) [d]

The People Against O'Hara (1951) [d]

The Girl in White (1952) [d]

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) [d]

Fast Company (1953) [d]

Jeopardy (1953) [d]

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) [d]

The Scarlet Coat (1955) [d]

Underwater! (1955) [d]

Backlash (1956) [d]

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) [d]

Saddle the Wind (1958) [d]

The Law and Jake Wade (1958) [d]

The Old Man and the Sea (1958) [d]

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) [d]

Never So Few (1959) [d]

The Magnificent Seven (1960) [d]

By Love Possessed (1961) [d]

A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) [d]

Sergeants 3 (1962) [d]

The Great Escape (1963) [d]

The Hallelujah Trail (1965) [d]

The Satan Bug (1965) [d]

Hour of the Gun (1967) [d]

Ice Station Zebra (1968) [d]

Marooned (1969) [d]

Joe Kidd (1972) [d]

Valdez, il mezzosangue (1973) [d]

McQ (1974) [d]

The Eagle Has Landed (1976) [d]



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